Interior health authorities warn of monkeypox scam

Health authorities in British Columbia’s Interior are warning of a phone scam involving monkeypox.

Interior Health says the automated call which impersonates the health authority claims the recipient has been exposed to monkeypox.

KAMLOOPS – WARNING – Automated call scam impersonating IH.
The call claims you have been exposed to monkeypox. Please disregard. IH does doesn't use automated calls to notify people about exposure to an infectious disease, an IH nurse will call you directly.

— Interior Health (@Interior_Health) October 18, 2022

The health authority says it doesn’t use automated calls to notify people about exposure to infectious diseases. Instead, a nurse will call patients directly.

In an email to CityNews, Interior Health says it is aware of three such calls in the region.

“The calls do not appear to be asking for personal information nor do they appear to provide a means to contact the caller back,” the health authority said.

If you get a call like this, Interior Health says to disregard it.